Author: Aishah Hussain

City law firms increase lawyer leave in light of lockdown 3.0
'Lockdown leave' schemes aimed at working parents and carers

Law Society to probe historical slave trade links
Research proposed by Society's BAME network

Lawyers put in 20 extra work days when working from home
Almost two-thirds hope for hybrid-working once pandemic is over, research reveals

Nottingham Law School defends decision to keep closed-book LPC exams during lockdown
Response comes amid calls from students to make assessments open-book

Former paralegal in new Love Island-style dating show
Robyn Darbyshire stars in ITV2's The Cabins which premiered this week

ULaw LPC students given exam on a topic they hadn’t covered
Exclusive: University has issued new assessment and extended submission deadline

Pupil barristers take to Twitter to mark first day on the job
Social media posts come as Gateway reopens today

First-ever SQE exam dates announced
SQE1 to take place on 8 and 11 November 2021, with SQE2 in April 2022

What will the post-pandemic life of a lawyer look like?
Shoosmiths partners and associates explain why a blended approach that mixes agile workplaces with WFH is likely to become the norm and advise future trainees on how to prepare for the changes ahead

SRA rules out Ryan Beckwith appeal
High Court had overturned SDT's decision to fine former Freshfields partner

Inns of Court student presidents write to BPP over teaching concerns
Group express solidarity with BPP Law School bar and GDL students experiencing 'systemic deficiencies' this term

The University of Law to launch in Scotland
Legal education provider expands further with purchase of Central Law Training Scotland

Majority of SRA investigations involve male solicitors
92% of individuals struck off in 2018/19 were men, new report finds

Travers Smith restarts lawyer salary reviews and increases pay
Business services and support staff salaries remain frozen

Baker McKenzie tells lawyers to keep Wednesdays meeting-free to ‘combat Zoom fatigue’
And 1-2pm on other work days

Underpaid, stressed and bullied: Experiences of BAME solicitors laid bare in new report
Law Society research compares experiences of black, asian and minority ethnic solicitors with white counterparts

Home-working: 3 out of 4 solicitors experiencing feelings of isolation and lack of motivation
Cracks beginning to show in WFH model, particularly among juniors, report finds

Simmons & Simmons sets 30% ethnic minority target for trainees
Aims to achieve greater racial diversity by 2025

Lawyers hit out at US law firm Quinn Emanuel’s ‘dread’ advert
Full-page in FT

Law prof drafts in Tiger King’s Carole Baskin to motivate students
Netflix star features in inspirational vid

Slaughter and May boosts Xmas bonuses but sticks with pay freeze
Also reinstates partner distributions